Blacking-brush



(No Model.)

W. ENGLAND.

BLAGKING BRUSH.

. No. 367,379. Patented Aug. 2,1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM. ENGLAND, or GALVESTON, TEXAS.

B LACKlNG-BRUSH.

sPncrrieAnoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,379, dated August2,1887.

' Application filed June 25, 1886. Serial No. 206,193. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ENGLAND, of Galveston,in the countyofGalveston and State of Texas, have invented a new and usefulImprovement'in Blacking-Brushes, which improvement is fully set forth inthe following" side view, partly in section, ofa modificationv thereof.

My invention relates to an improvement in boot-blacking brushes sodisposed that fluid blacking may be used; and to this end I provide areservoir at one end with a forwardlyprojecting tube or nozzletherefrom,the said reservoir having a disk at one side,so that when pressed theliquid will be forced through the nozzle upon the boot,-allof which willnow be set forth in detail.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the wood part of an ordinaryblaekingbrush, provided at its upper part rearwardly with a reservoir,B, and having on its under part the usual polishing-bristles, a. Thisreservoir is provided forwardly with a tube or nozzle, 0, secured inposition upon the back of the wooden part of the brush by means ofstaples D. This nozzle is somewhat curved near its forward end, so as tobe disposed laterally and extend past the daubing-bristles E and justbeyond the forward edge of the wooden part. This reservoir B is attachedexternally upon the back of the wood part A of the brush by means ofscrews through lugs F in the peripheryof the said reservoir. Centrallythe upper face,'G, of the said reservoir is provided with a cap, H, sodisposed as to be-reinovable to permit of the fluidblacking being putinto the said reservoir. I v

The forward end of the nozzle 0 is provided with ametal cap such asshown in Fig. 2, to prevent the escape of the blacking from thereservoir when using the brush, and also for the purpose of preventingany evaporation of the'blaoking-fluid. The disk G is made somewhatflexible, so that when the central part of the disk is pressed, so as tobe concave by 21%, one forward and one rearward. When forming the devicein this way,it is necessary to provide a stem, I, centrally over thereser-- voir, with a button at the upper end projecting 6 through thehandle. This enables the operator to press down upon the reservoir evenif placed-below the'wooden part of the brush.

Although usually I design to simply use the reservoir on a brush otherthan those used for 0 polishing purposes, as will more readily benoticed by referring to Fig. 2, yet, as shown in Fig. 1, it will beobvious that this reservoir may be attached to any form of brush, eitherpolishing orotherwise,and be equally effective. 7

I am aware of Patent No. 136,289, and do not claim the construction ofparts or their combination as therein shown.

Having described myinvention, what I claim as new is- A blacking-brushof ordinary construction, provided with DOIlSilillg-bllStlGS on itsunder part and daubing-bristles on its back, and ablacking-rcservoir, B,secured externally upon the back and having a flexible disk-cover, pro-8 vided with a cap, H, and attached to it a tube, 0, extending forwardlybeyond the wooden part of the'br ush and properly secured upon thesurface of the back, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand,this 19th day of April, 1886, in the presence of witnesses.

\VILLIAM ENGLAND.

\Vi tu esses:

H. SOUTHGA'IE, S. J. PRYOR.

